Steve Jobs died on 5 October 2011 in Palo Alto, aged 56. An American entrepreneur and inventor, Jobs co-founded Apple in 1976 with Steve Wozniak and helped launch the personal computer industry with the Apple II and, in 1984, the Macintosh. He was pushed out of the company in 1985, then founded NeXT and led the animation studio Pixar to the success of Toy Story. Apple bought NeXT in 1997, and Jobs returned to lead it to a remarkable recovery with the iMac, iPod, iPhone and iPad, which combined design and technology. He died of pancreatic cancer in 2011.
Before and after
- 27 September 2011Discovery of S/2011 J 1
- 27 September 2011Discovery of S/2011 J 2
- 29 September 2011Launch of Tiangong-1
- from 2 October 2011 to 26 April 2020Premiere of Homeland
- 5 October 2011Death of Steve Jobs
- 5 October 2011Premiere of American Horror Story
- 7 October 2011Release of Litecoin
- 10 October 2011Creation of Dart
- 20 October 2011Death of Muammar Gaddafi
More in Society, economy & sport
- 24 October 1945Founding of United Nations Security Council
- 5 May 1949Founding of Council of Europe
- 1952Founding of European Parliament
- 15 June 1954Founding of Union of European Football Associations
- 1985Introduction of new shekel
- 1990Rise of K-pop
The era
This moment belongs to the Contemporary world (1945 CE to today), the world since 1945. You can also browse everything in the 21st century.